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The Think-Tanks Bark and the IRGC Moves On

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Friday, July 13th, 2018

Thoughts On Southern Syria

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Sunday, June 24th, 2018

Iran in Syria: “Cognitive Empathy” and Interests

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Sunday, May 13th, 2018

“When the SDF was shocked”- Azaz Opposition Activist’s Analysis of Russian-Turkish Relations, Afrin, & Why US Will Dump Kurds for Turkey

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Tuesday, January 30th, 2018

Beit Jann: Myths and Reality

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Tuesday, January 2nd, 2018

Reconciliations: The Case of al-Sanamayn in North Deraa

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Thursday, April 27th, 2017

Katibat Dir’ al-Watan: New Sub-Unit of the Fifth Legion

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Thursday, April 13th, 2017

Liwa al-Mukhtar al-Thiqfi: Syrian IRGC Militia

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Wednesday, March 8th, 2017

Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham and Civil Society in Jabal al-Summaq

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Saturday, March 4th, 2017

Further Response to Roy Gutman: Balancing the Picture

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Monday, February 13th, 2017

A Response to Roy Gutman’s “Have the Syrian Kurds Committed War Crimes?”

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Saturday, February 11th, 2017

Liwa Al-Jabal: A New Loyalist Militia Unity Initiative In Suwayda’

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Thursday, January 19th, 2017

Quwat Dir’ Al-Qalamoun: Shifting Militia Links

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Tuesday, January 17th, 2017

Local Loyalist Militias of Suwayda’: Katibat Jalamid Urman (Dir’ al-Jabal)

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Tuesday, January 3rd, 2017

The Fifth Legion: A New Auxiliary Force

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Saturday, December 24th, 2016

The Situation in al-Fu’a and Kafariya

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Sunday, December 18th, 2016

Usud Al-Cherubim: A Pro-Assad Christian Militia

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Wednesday, December 14th, 2016

Saraya al-Areen: An Alawite Militia in Latakia

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Saturday, December 10th, 2016

Saraya Al-Tawheed: A Pro-Assad Druze Militia in Lebanon and Syria

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Monday, December 5th, 2016

Kata’ib Humat al-Diyar: A Prominent Loyalist Militia in Suwayda’

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Saturday, November 26th, 2016

Labawat al-Jabal: A Druze Female Militia in Suwayda’ Province

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Friday, October 14th, 2016

Liwa al-Imam Zain al-Abidain: Building a ‘Resistance’ in Eastern Syria

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Sunday, September 18th, 2016

Liwa Sayf al-Haq Assad Allah al-Ghalib: A Republican Guard Militia in Sayyida Zainab

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Friday, September 16th, 2016

Quwat Dir’ Al-Amn Al-Askari: A Latakia Military Intelligence Militia

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Saturday, September 3rd, 2016

Fawj Maghawir al-Badiya: A Military Intelligence Branch Militia

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Tuesday, August 30th, 2016

Syrian Hezbollah Militias of Nubl and Zahara’

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Monday, August 15th, 2016

Liwa Sayf al-Mahdi: A Syrian Army Shi’i Militia

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Saturday, August 6th, 2016

Liwa al-Imam al-Mahdi: A Syrian Hezbollah Formation

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Saturday, July 23rd, 2016

Kata’ib al-Jabalawi: A Pro-Assad Militia from Homs

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Tuesday, July 19th, 2016

Quwat al-Ghadab: A Pro-Assad Christian Militia in Suqaylabiyah

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Sunday, July 3rd, 2016

The ‘Martyrs’ of Liwa al-Sayyida Ruqayya (The Ja’afari Force)

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Sunday, May 29th, 2016

The Local Defence Forces: Regime Auxiliary Forces in Aleppo

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Monday, May 23rd, 2016

The Leopards of Homs: A Pro-Assad Militia

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Sunday, May 15th, 2016

Liwa al-Jalil: A New Pro-Assad Palestinian Militia

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Friday, May 6th, 2016

Harakat al-Hawiya al-Arabiya al-Druziya: Defending Druze Identity in Suwayda’

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Sunday, March 6th, 2016

The Dir’ al-Watan Brand: Liwa Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Friday, February 26th, 2016

Liwa Dir’ al-Watan: A New Pro-Assad Militia in Damascus

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Wednesday, February 24th, 2016

Liwa Usud al-Hussein: A New Pro-Assad Militia in Latakia

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Friday, February 19th, 2016

The Life of al-Khal: First Leader of Liwa Shuhada’ al-Yarmouk

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Sunday, February 14th, 2016

The Syrian National Resistance: Liwa Khaybar

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Sunday, January 3rd, 2016

Quwat al-Jalil: A Pro-Assad Palestinian Syrian Militia

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Wednesday, December 23rd, 2015

The Factions of North Latakia

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Thursday, December 10th, 2015

Rijal al-Karama after Sheikh Abu Fahad Waheed al-Bal’ous’ Assassination

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Monday, October 26th, 2015

Liwa Shuhada’ al-Yarmouk: History and Analysis

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Friday, September 18th, 2015

Liwa Thuwar al-Raqqa: History, Analysis & Interview

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Monday, September 14th, 2015

The Assassination of Sheikh Abu Fahad al-Bal’ous: Context and Analysis

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Saturday, September 5th, 2015

Overview of some pro-Assad Militias

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Tuesday, September 1st, 2015

Liwa al-Sayyida Ruqayya: Recruiting the Shi’a of Damascus

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Wednesday, August 12th, 2015

The New Druze Militia Factions of Suwayda Province

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Saturday, August 8th, 2015

Quwat al-Ridha: Syrian Hezbollah

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Friday, July 31st, 2015

The Coastal Shield Brigade: A New Pro-Assad Militia

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Thursday, July 23rd, 2015

The Massacre of Druze Villagers in Qalb Lawza, Idlib Province

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Monday, June 15th, 2015

Review of “ISIS: The State of Terror”

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Friday, March 27th, 2015

The Administration of the Local Council in Azaz

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Saturday, March 21st, 2015

Book Review: ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015

Jabhat al-Nusra and the Druze of Idlib Province

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Saturday, January 24th, 2015

Jamaat Ansar al-Islam in Syria Joins The Islamic State?

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Thursday, January 8th, 2015

Sample Concepts of a Christian-Shi’a Alliance in Iraq

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Wednesday, December 31st, 2014

The Story of Shami Witness

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Friday, December 12th, 2014

The Islamic State (IS) and Pledges of Allegiance: The Case of Jamaat Ansar al-Islam

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Friday, November 28th, 2014

Jamaat Jund al-Qawqaz: A Caucasus Emirate Group in Latakia

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Sunday, November 23rd, 2014

The Factions of Kobani (Ayn al-Arab)

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Friday, November 21st, 2014

The Islamic State and Jabhat al-Nusra: A Looming Grand Jihadi Alliance?

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Friday, November 14th, 2014

Jabhat Ansar al-Din: Analysis and Interview

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Thursday, October 23rd, 2014

The White Shroud: A Syrian Resistance Movement to the Islamic State

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014

Interview with Sayyid Hashim Muhammad Ali: Commander of the National Ideological Resistance in Syria

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Wednesday, October 15th, 2014

The National Ideological Resistance in Syria: A ‘Syrian Hezbollah’ Brand

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Saturday, October 11th, 2014

Majlis Shura al-Mujahideen: Support for the Islamic State

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Friday, October 10th, 2014

The Dawn of Freedom Brigades: Analysis and Interview

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Thursday, October 2nd, 2014

Bay’ah to Baghdadi: Foreign Support for Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and the Islamic State (Part 2)

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Saturday, September 27th, 2014

The Suwayda village of Dama and Druze Militias: A Case Study

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Thursday, September 18th, 2014

Al-Qa’ida in Islamic Maghreb and Arabian Peninsula Statement on the U.S.-led coalition against IS

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Tuesday, September 16th, 2014

Muhajireen Battalions in Syria (Part IV)

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Tuesday, August 19th, 2014

The Factions of Raqqa Province

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Tuesday, July 29th, 2014

Minority Dynamics in Syria

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Tuesday, July 29th, 2014

Muhajireen Battalions in Syria (Part 3)

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Monday, June 23rd, 2014

Abdullah ibn Zubayr Battalions of Deir az-Zor Reject Fighting ISIS

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Friday, April 25th, 2014

Muhajireen Battalions in Syria (Part Two)

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Friday, April 25th, 2014

The Desert Falcons: An Elite Pro-Assad Force

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Tuesday, April 8th, 2014

The Latakia Front: An Interview on the Rebel Side

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Sunday, April 6th, 2014

The Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham’s dhimmi pact for the Christians of Raqqa province

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Wednesday, February 26th, 2014

Christian Militia and Political Dynamics in Syria

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Sunday, February 23rd, 2014

The Assad Regime and Jihadis: Collaborators and Allies?

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Tuesday, February 11th, 2014

EXCLUSIVE: Moroccan ex-Guantánamo Detainee Mohammed Mizouz Identified In Syria

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Sunday, December 22nd, 2013

Aymenn Jawad al-Tamimi: More On The Druze Militias in Southern Syria

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Friday, November 15th, 2013

Aymenn Jawad al-Tamimi: The Druze Militias of Southern Syria

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Wednesday, November 13th, 2013